Cno Past President Receives Spirit Award

The immediate past president of the Community of Neighborhood Organizations (CNO), John J. Gumhold, was named lastnight as City Council's Allentown Spirit Award recipient for September.

Gumhold, long active in the citizen participation group, served as president from November of 1984 until just recently when he resigned to devote more time to other activities.

The resident of 522 N. 9th St. consistently supported CNO fund-raising activities, such as his recent coordination of the InVest in the Best campaign, the drive to raise funds for the purchase of protective vests for the city's police officers.

Other projects in which he was active were the Lehigh Valley Balloon Festival and support of the Allentown Band's efforts to purchase a new practice hall. He not only participated administrately, but actively worked to raise funds for the projects.